Link: IFHF Online Genealogy Database

[Christopher]

The Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF) is the co-ordinating body for a network of government approved genealogical research centres which are located in the Republic
of Ireland and Northern Ireland. These centres use a database containing almost forty
million Irish Ancestral records ... primarily Church baptisms, marriages and deaths.

https://www.rootsireland.ie/ifhf/index.php?&set=yes

[PrueM]

Wow! 

Thanks very much indeed, Christopher, for that link - I'm on the trail of a couple of very elusive families and now have some hot leads to follow thanks to you!

Cheers
Prue 

[Ruskie]

A potentially excellent site. I've registered and put it in my favourites.

Be nice if I could find some of my Irish rellies on there  .

[DudleyWinchurch]

Well, I've had a quick look and found that the names of both of a couple that I've been trying to find are listed as marrying in Mayo in 1851.

Does anyone know if I can find out if they married each other before paying for the record and, if so, if the record will give any further details?

I'd like to know what sort of information would be expected for a marriage record in 1851 from a catholic church. Also, will this site at least tell me which church it was?

Also, if anyone has any experience of baptism records from that period, what would they be likely to include?

[PrueM]

Dudley, if you have a look at the home page, there is a tab along the top that you can click to look at examples of all the different kinds of database entries:

[DudleyWinchurch]

Thanks Prue,

I didn't spot that. That answers most of my questions.

Sheila

[DudleyWinchurch]

Just a transcription and not much detail but I think a major brickwall has just fallen.

Found the marriage details for my great-grandparents in Mayo, in 1851, so I now have a parish to visit.

Sheila

[charismayo]

A (hopeful) word about getting negative results back from the IFHF Online:

When Cavan finally came online and I searched for my great-grandfather's baptismal record (a firm date, just lacked the parish), my result was "0" -- no one of that name baptized in Cavan within 7 years of the correct date. I persevered, went to the National Library, and found him almost immediately, baptized the precise month & year I had expected.
What went wrong? I still don't know. But the reigning philosophy of these boards -- to keep trying, keep hoping -- still holds true even with easy access to online records.

[Christopher]

What went wrong That's easy to explain ...

A fair number of the transcriptions were done by youngsters on a FÁS Scheme who didn't know the first thing about genealogy or transcribing data. www.fas.ie/en I can't recall the name of the equivalent scheme in the UK but think it was dropped in favour of something called New Deal. Go for the RootsChat KTKH Philosophical Scheme. It tends to work if you have the patience.

Christopher